Squalor in the Laboratories An Audit of Animal Welfare Act Compliance by U.S.
Research Facilities; With Detailed Examinations of Fifteen Nationally
Known Labs By Michael A. Budkie, A.H.T., Executive Director,
Stop Animal Exploitation NOW!
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University of Wisconsin, Madison

USDA documents from inspections performed at the
University of Wisconsin (Madison) on 8/20/02 discuss an incident of
inadequate veterinary care for a pig which was being used in a surgical
study. The inspectors observed the pig after surgery as being
unresponsive, recumbent, and having a 1.5" diameter burn on the dorsal
thoracic area. The inspectors viewed the pig again the following day, with
no change. Treatment records for the pig did not show that it had even
been examined on the day after surgery.